Grounded features armor pieces and complete set pieces ranging from Tier-I to Tier-II and Tier-III. The higher the armor tier, the stronger or more valuable it is in the game. Sometimes, you will also need to learn how to repair tools and structures to survive longer. That is why having the best base with floors and boundaries will ensure you’re away from hostile creatures.
Let’s first have a quick look at the comparison between the Armor Sets of Grounded:
Armor
Defence
Type
Piece Effect
Sleek Effect
Set Bonus
Red Ant Armor Set
15
light armor
Hauling Strength
Grass Harvest Speed
HumAnt
Grub Armor Set
15
medium armor
Max Stamina
Hyperstamina
Optimized Offense
Spider Armor Set
15
light armor
Hasty Regen
Poison Damage
Hunter's Prowess
Ladybug Armor Set
15
Heavy Armor
Block Strength
Increased Healing
Scarlet Embrace
Assassin Armor Set
40
light armor
Cutman
Crit Stun
Critical Chain
Fire Ant Armor Set
40
Heavy Armor
Corrosion
Acid Damage
Acidic Splash
Black Ox Armor Set
40
Heavy Armor
Overbearing
Quickcharge
Stunning Charger
Roly poly Armor Set
40
Heavy Armor
Block Stun
Block Strength
Taunting Gaze
Red Ant Armor Set
Gear Piece
Crafting Materials Required
Red Ant Helmet
Red Ant Head x1
Red Ant Part x3
Mite Fuzz x5
Red Ant Arm Guards
Red Ant Part x5
Acid Gland x2
Mite Muzz x2
Red Ant Knee Guards
Red Ant Part x6
Crude Rope x2
Mite Muzz x4
Building your base with proper floors, boundaries, and what should be the first thing players should do in Grounded. While most of the time goes into hauling large-sized items, having a complete Red Ant Armor set will not only provide you with extra damage protection but also give you the ability to carry more objects.
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Wearing the complete lightweight armor set will give you a 10% Damage reduction at the cost of 5% extra stamina consumption. The numbers are relatively low when you compare a lightweight armor with a heavy one.
Wearing a complete Red Ant Armor set grants you three status effects or bonuses that you will really appreciate in the early game. You get Hauling Strength, Grass Harvest Speed, and HumAnt by wearing all three gear pieces in Grounded.
Hauling Strength significantly increases your capacity to carry Grass Planks and Weed Stems. The Grass Harvest is a minor upgrade as it increases your ability to chop down tall grass for farming plants and planks. Lastly, HumAnt set bonus effects to allow you to get ignored by all Red Ant creatures. You will no longer be hostile to them even if you walk beside them. However, if you attack one or steal something that belongs to Red Ants, they’d immediately turn hostile.
Defense
Head & Lower Body: 3, Upper Body: 9
Resistance
Head & Lower Body: 2.5%, Upper Body: 5%
Piece Effect
Hauling Strength
Sleek Effect
Grass Harvest Speed
Set Bonus
HumAnt
Class
Light Armor
Class Perks
5% Extra Stamina Usage & 10% Damage Reduction
How To Unlock
red ant light armor set – Grounded [Image Credit: eXputer]Unlocking the Red Ant lightweight Armor set is pretty easy and early in Grounded. All you need to do is approach a red ant colony and start killing a couple of them. Collect the materials from them and Analyze them at your research station. This, of course, also requires you to be at Brainpower Level 2. Once you’ve done that, gather the required materials as listed in the table above and be ready to craft the gear pieces as shown in my image above.
Grub Armor Set
Gear Piece
Crafting Materials Required
Grub Goggles
Grub Hide x3
Raw Weevil Meat x1
Grub Vest
Grub Hide x5
Grub Sludge x2
Dry Glass Chunk x4
Grub leggings
Grub Hide x4
Dry Glass Chunk x4
Mite Muzz x2
Grub mediumweight armor set is much better than the two I listed above as it neither consumes too much of your stamina nor does a tradeoff of your defense. It strikes the perfect balance between providing excellent resistance and offering faster stamina regeneration.
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Wearing the complete Grub set gives you Max Stamina, Hyperstamina, and Optimized Offense bonuses. All three offer increased stamina capacity, regeneration, and reduced cost while attacking creatures. I think Grub medium armor set is the best if you wield heavy melee weapons, play recklessly, and still have left enough stamina to escape a tight spot.
Defense
Head & Lower Body: 3, Upper Body: 9
Resistance
Head & Lower Body: 5%, Upper Body: 10%
Piece Effect
Tenderfoot Offense
Sleek Effect
Hyper stamina
Set Bonus
Optimized Offense
Class
Medium Armor
Class Perks
15% Extra Stamina Usage & 20% Damage Reduction
How To Unlock
grub medium armor set – Grounded [Image Credit: eXputer]In order to get your hands on Grub armor set pieces, you will need to reach Brainpower Level 3 and kill a few Grubs to gather Grub Hide or Grub Sludge components. Once you get these, Analyze them and get the armor set crafting recipe. Then gather the items I listed in the image above and get yourself an excellent early-game medium armor gear in Grounded.
Spider Armor Set
Gear Piece
Crafting Materials Required
Spider Hood
Spider Fang x2
Spider Chunk x3
Berry Leather x2
Spider Shoulder Guard
Silk Rope x2
Spider Chunk x5
Berry Leather x3
Spider Knee Pads
Silk Rope x4
Spider Chunk x4
Berry Leather x2
Spider Armor is a Tier-II medium armor gear piece that not only offers excellent damage reduction but gives you the perks that are oriented towards reckless or attacking play style. If you’re tired of playing the game safely, then this armor set is the right pick for you. Wearing the complete set will give you Hasty Regen, Poison Damage, and Hunter’s Prowess bonus perks/effects.
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The quantity of stamina used during attacks is reduced because of Hasty Regen’s effect. On the other hand, having Hunter’s Prowess dramatically boosts the rate at which players’ stamina is regenerated.
Poison Damage is a passive ability that, when equipped, enhances the damage that players’ poison attacks do. In addition, it has a special distribution that enables players to wear other gear in place of the headpiece and still retain, up to some extent of, the sleek effect.
Defense
Head & Lower Body: 7.5, Upper Body: 15
Resistance
Head & Lower Body: 5%, Upper Body: 10%
Piece Effect
Hasty Regen
Sleek Effect
Poison Damage
Set Bonus
Hunter’s Prowess
Class
Medium Armor
Class Perks
15% Extra Stamina Usage & 20% Damage Reduction
How To Unlock
spider medium armor set – Grounded [Image Credit: eXputer]Spider armor set is a fairly mid-game gear piece that you can have after unlocking the Brainpower Level 8. Once you’ve hit the level, just collect the required materials I have listed and then hunt some spiders. Bring the Spider Chunk part to your research station and Analyze the part to receive the set pieces.
Ladybug Armor Set
Gear Piece
Crafting Materials Required
Ladybug Faceplate
Ladybug Head x1
Ladybug Part x2
Berry Leather x3
Ladybug chestplate
Flower Petal x2
Ladybug Part x4
Berry Leather x4
Ladybug shin guards
Flower Petal x5
Ladybug Part x4
Berry Leather x4
The Ladybug Armor set is a good piece of mid-game gear that can be obtained in Grounded. It is a Tier 2 suit of armor, and the components of the set are constructed from Ladybug parts, as the name of the kit indicates. When you have the whole set on, you will get perks called: Blocking Strength, Health Received, and Scarlet Embrace.
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The Blocking Strength is a stat that players may train to raise their blocking threshold. The health boost that you get from using restorative goods like Fiber Bandages and Healbasa is increased by the Sleek effect called Health Received. When you successfully block an attack, you have a chance to temporarily regenerate some of your health thanks to the set bonus Scarlet Embrace.
We ranked Ladybug higher than most Tier-III sets in my list because this one not only offers excellent damage resistance, but its bonuses are very useful than most.
Defense
Head & Lower Body: 7.5, Upper Body: 15
Resistance
Head & Lower Body: 7.5%, Upper Body: 15%
Piece Effect
Block Strength
Sleek Effect
Increased Healing
Set Bonus
Scarlet Embrace
Class
Heavy Armor
Class Perks
30% Damage Reduction & 25% Extra Stamina Usage
How To Unlock
ladybug heavy armor set – Grounded [Image Credit: eXputer]In order to unlock the Ladybug heavy armor set in Grounded, you will need to kill a ladybug, which is actually available to kill from the early game, but she is a tough creature. Regardless of it, once you kill it, collect the Ladybug part, and Analyze it at your research station, you will get the crafting recipe for the set pieces.
Assassin Armor Set
Gear Piece
Crafting Materials Required
Assassin’s Mask
Mantis Head x1
Mantis Chunk x2
Pond Moss x10
Assassin’s Chestplate
Mantis Claw x1
Mantis Chunk x2
Pupa Leather x10
Assassin’s Greaves
Mantis Claw x1
Mantis Chunk x2
Lint Rope x10
Crafted from several components of the Mantis Creature, the Assassin’s Armor is a piece of light armor that belongs to the Tier III category. Equipping the complete set will give you Cutman, Crit Stun, and Critical Chain bonuses.
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The critical hit effect is the primary emphasis of all of the armor set bonuses, and it is responsible for the majority of the bleeding that occurs when you attack. The fact that it causes attackers to bleed after they take a critical blow is one of the reasons why this armor set is so powerful in the game.
Its set bonus, Critical Chain, continues this pattern by increasing the likelihood of scoring a critical hit with each successive strike after a critical hit has been scored. When you land a critical hit, the Crit Stun ability will stun the victim for an extended amount of time.
Defense
Head & Lower Body: 10, Upper Body: 20
Resistance
Head & Lower Body: 2.5%, Upper Body: 5%
Piece Effect
Cutman
Sleek Effect
Crit Stun
Set Bonus
Critical Chain
Class
Light Armor
Class Perks
5% Extra Stamina Usage & 10% Damage Reduction
How To Unlock
Assassin light armor set – Grounded [Image Credit: eXputer]In order to unlock this end-game armor set, you will need to defeat one of the end-game bosses, Mantis. You need to have some of the best weapons in the game and armor sets in order to kill this creature. Collect the Mantis Head and Mantis Chunk parts and Analyze them to receive the crafting blueprint. You can then make the complete Assassin armor set by accumulating the required materials I listed in the table above.
Fire Ant Armor Set
Gear Piece
Crafting Materials Required
Fire Ant Helmet
Fire Ant Head x1
Fire Ant Part x3
Lint Rope x2
Fire Ant Chestplate
Fire Ant Part x5
Fire Ant Mandibles x2
Lint Rope x2
Fire Ant Legplates
Fire Ant Part x6
Dust Mite Fuzz x4
Lint Rope x2
The Fire Ant Armor is a gear piece that has been constructed from various parts of fire ants. This Tier III medium armor set gives an advantage to acid status effect attacks when used against hostile enemies. When you equip all three pieces of equipment, you will get Corrosion, Acid damage, and Acidic splash set bonuses.
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When a hit is scored, there is a possibility that the enemy’s defense will be reduced because of the Corrosion effect. This set’s bonus may be strengthened thanks to the Acid Damage ability, which makes acid strikes inflict more damage. Last but not least, the set bonus causes an additional splash of acid to be launched while striking enemies, which simply does more damage.
Defense
Head & Lower Body: 10, Upper Body: 20
Resistance
Head & Lower Body: 5%, Upper Body: 10%
Piece Effect
Corrosion
Sleek Effect
Acid Damage
Set Bonus
Acidic Splash
Class
Medium Armor
Class Perks
20% Damage Reduction & 15% Extra Stamina Usage
How To Unlock
Fire ant Medium armor set – Grounded [Image Credit: eXputer]Fire Ant armor is a mid to late-game gear piece in Grounded, and you can obtain its recipe by Analyzing Fire Ant parts acquired after you’ve killed a few of them. Once you get the crafting recipe, you will need to collect the required materials, as listed in the table above, to make the full set.
Black Ox Armor Set
Gear Piece
Crafting Materials Required
Black Ox Helm
Black Ox Horn x2
Black Ox Part x3
Pupa Leather x2
Black Ox Harness
Lint Rope x4
Black Ox Part x4
Pupa Leather x1
Black Ox Legwraps
Lint Rope x2
Black Ox Part x2
Dust Mite Fuzz x5
The Black Ox armor set is a late-game gear piece in Grounded, and since it is a Tier-III set, it has some serious effects and bonuses. Equipping the complete Black Ox armor set gives you Overbearing, Quickcharge, and Stunning Charger bonuses.
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Overbearing allows you to debuff enemy attacks as long as you continue dealing damage with charge attacks. The Quick charge is pretty self-explanatory as it decreases the time you charge and unleashes the attack on a creature.
Defense
Head & Lower Body: 10, Upper Body: 20
Resistance
Head & Lower Body: 5%, Upper Body: 10%
Piece Effect
Overbearing
Sleek Effect
Quick Charge
Set Bonus
Stunning Charger
Class
Medium Armor
Class Perks
15% Extra Stamina Usage & 20% Damage Reduction
How To Unlock
black ox medium armor set – Grounded [Image Credit: eXputer]You can unlock this armor set by Analyzing Black Ox Horn and Black Ox Part. However, you will also need to have Brainpower Level 13 unlocked to craft this gear piece further with the right required materials.
Roly Poly Armor Set
Gear Piece
Crafting Materials Required
Roly Poly Helmet
Lint Rope x 5
Roly Poly Shell x3
Pupa Leather x5
Roly Poly Breastplate
Roly Poly Part x2
Roly Poly Shell x4
Pupa Leather x7
Roly Poly Legplates
Lint Rope x6
Roly Poly Shell x3
Roly Poly Part x8
There are not many armor sets in Grounded that allow you to really become a tanky character and be reckless while attacking enemies. Luckily, the Roly Poly is a tier-III heavy end-game armor set that basically makes your character nearly impossible to kill. Wearing the full set gives you Block Stun, Blocking Strength, and Invincible Shielding bonuses.
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The Block Stun basically increases the enemy’s stun bar as long as they continue to attack while you block all the incoming strikes. The sleek effect of Roly Poly Armor, Blocking Strength, gives you increased endurance to sustain more block damage before you’re stunned by a creature’s strikes. Lastly, as a tradeoff of not making this set overpowered in Grounded, the Invincible Shielding basically draws creatures’ attention towards you, and they attack you every now and then.
Defense
Head & Lower Body: 10, Upper Body: 20
Resistance
Head & Lower Body: 7.5%, Upper Body: 15%
Piece Effect
Block Stun
Sleek Effect
Block Strength
Set Bonus
Taunting Gaze
Class
Heavy Armor
Class Perks
30% Damage Reduction & 25% Extra Stamina Usage
How To Unlock
Roly Poly Armor set [Image Credit: eXputer]The fastest or probably the only way to unlock the Roly Poly armor set in Grounded is to Analyze a Roly Poly shell. Once you do that, you will get the crafting recipe to make all three set pieces, as I have shown in the image above; of course, you will need to collect the materials as well that will be used in the process of crafting.
Summary
That wraps up my Grounded Best light, medium, and heavy Armor set guide. Have you tried all the gear pieces I have listed above? Which armor sets are in your top three list? Let me know more of your thoughts in the comment section below.
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